Bug#596286: apt.conf examples should include caching/proxy setup
On Mi, 2010-09-08 at 11:52 -0700, Clint Byrum wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.8.3
> Severity: wishlist
>
>
> Forwarding this Ubuntu wishlist bug report:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/134201
>
> >From Lars Noodén:
>
> "Many sites have an HTTP+FTP proxy/cache already set up and running. If I
> understand correctly would be possible to use Apt.conf to run requests
> to Ubuntu's repositories through the proxy/cache. I would like the
> examples document for apt.conf to include a sample configuration for
> squid or some other common proxy/cache. (Note, this should not be
> "apt-cacher", though it might be useful to mention "apt-cacher" in
> *addition* to a regular proxy cache. However, since few sites have
> apt-cacher in place, using an example of a regular proxy/cache is
> needed.)
>
> When setting up, updating, patching or upgrading a large site, speed
> would be increased several orders of magnitude by having a local cache.
> This would also be good for the Internet as it would reduce unnecessary
> congestion."
>
> I have confirmed that the examples in apt for 0.8.3 still do not contain
> any examples for proxy setup.
>
It is documented in apt.conf(5) and examples are
in /usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz - what more do you
want?
--
Julian Andres Klode - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member
See http://wiki.debian.org/JulianAndresKlode and http://jak-linux.org/.
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